SENATE STRATEGIC
GOALS (AY 2019-20)
Mission: The name of the organization is the Bristol Community College
Faculty and Professional Staff Senate. Its purpose will be to provide a
deliberative body designed to promote shared governance, transparency,
collegiality, and mutual trust among faculty and staff and
administration. Further, the Faculty and Professional Staff Senate will
provide a forum to enhance academic values and opportunities.
Vision: The Senate will be committed to academic improvement,
sustainability, and collaboration. Its work will be connected to the college’s
mission and this entity will be fully integrated in academic decision-making
and shared governance.
1. Student Retention and Success
a. Follow
up on college’s assessment planning with the CTL and monitor the institutional assessment plan of student
learning outcomes with active senate participation in planning
b.. Monitor course cancellation and
financial purge with the academic Vice Presidents Council (VPC), and VPC
representative.
c. Monitor
Advising changes and CARE team while actively promoting
Responsibility: President and Vice
President
Report: Monthly
2. Professional
Development and Recognition of Employees
a. Continue
monitoring progress on recognition and leadership development of employees
ü
List leadership programs the college
participates in on the website along with criteria, application process, and
awardees.
ü
Publish names of employee award recipients and
reason they received award.
b. Work with LASH and
Administration to plan professional development and trainings for the academic
year including the following recommendations:
ü Closing the loop
on initiatives
ü Just-in time
training/professional development
ü Topic-based
approach to address the major initiative of the year
ü Include
opportunities to reflect on what worked or didn’t work in prior semesters
ü Consider
roundtable discussions of best practices
ü Call for
proposals based on themes/tracks
ü Unconference
sessions
ü External
presenter/keynote tied to themes
ü Create space for
sharing scholarly work or conference presentations
c. Propose
the Senate’s input on classroom-based
strategies for All Academic meetings
Responsibility: President and Vice
President Report:
November, February, May
3. Senate
Sustainability
a. Continue working on a strong marketing plan for the Senate to
increase awareness.
b. Establish a
clear procedure for Senate Operations and Communication.
ü This will include
addressing the reporting responsibilities of each senator within their
respective divisions and senate meetings, concern or suggestion reporting
process, and meeting process.
ü The senate will
also work with administration to establish what falls under the senate purview
and how to connect and communicate effectively with administration.
c. Institute a formal census ad-hoc
committee
d. Continue to explore technology for meetings to better
include other campuses
e. Continue to foster a culture of mutual
respect, civility, and trust in the Senate and in the interactions with other
entities in the institution.
4. Governance
a. Continue to monitor the institutional
initiatives using the Senate Protocol for Responding to Academic Initiatives.
b. Work with Central Governance Council to
develop a college wide initiative process using Academic Initiative guidelines
and the newly formed Institutional Initiative Form including deadlines for
submission and review in the senate.
c. Continue to foster a culture of mutual
respect, civility, and trust within the institution.
d. In collaboration with administration,
establish shared governance guidelines including but not limited to;
ü
A working definition
of shared governance
ü
Create an aligned set
of sustainable outcomes and priorities
ü
Identify stakeholders
regarding issues of institutional direction
ü
Create a system for
decisions regarding operational issues including academic programs, budgeting,
and student life.
Responsibility: President and Vice
President
Report: Monthly
